Sunday, November 30, 2014

This month FOUR new stamp sets are being introduced. These sets are 20% off their regular price, until Dec. 3rd. All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image. Sweetheart Frog, set #677is the stamp set featured in This Month's Technique Video.

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Last month the winner came from April's blog. Wonder which Designer contains the Grand Prize winner this month?

Now for the details on how I created my easel card. I stamped my image with Distress Ink (Black Soot) and heat embossed it with Clear embossing powder. Next the image was colored with Copic markers and fussy cut out. A Sakura glue pen was used to add glue to all the small hearts on their clothing and then covered with Gypsy Red velvet glitter.

Lifestyle Crafts (Nesting Hearts) were used to create the glittery hearts front panel. I started out by die cutting Sticker Paper and glittered two of the hearts with Gypsy Red velvet glitter and the middle heart with Cloud Nine velvet glitter. These nesting hearts were then adhered to white cardstock using Tear-ific tape, which was then adhered to the front of the easel card. The image was pop dotted on top of the hearts.I used the direct to paper method and Staz-On Blazing Red ink to color the inside of the card. (My ink pad had some dry spots and I didn't have a reinker, but I liked the pattern it created.)The sentiment, which is part of the stamp set, was stamped onto a strip of ribbon and adhered to the inside with 1/4" Tear-ific Tape. I added strips of adhesive backed pearls to finish it off.

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

To create the card front, I started out by dry embossing the DV Blocks Background die. Then I covered the raised areas with VersaMark and heat set it using Stampendous White Pearls embossing powder. Next I die cut the Miss You and added a strip of black cardstock behind the panel. Dimensional dots were used to add dimension and raise this panel from the card base, which is also white.

A VersaMarker embossing pen was used to add embossing ink around the edges of each of the layers and Glisten embossing powder was heat set onto the ink. The Mon Ami Gabby Diamond Mesh Silver Flowers was also coated with a VersaMarker and heat set using Glisten embossing powder to change the color. Copic markers were used to highlight around the center.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

If you haven't heard, Die-Versions just released 20 new dies, including new fonts, cut-out dies, and new pop-up dies. This is the new Birthday Cut Out die (and this is the sample project you see on the inclosed packaging when you purchase this die).

I folded my double sided cardstock in half to create my card base, and die cut the word directly onto the bottom of the front panel. When it's closed, you can see the decorative pattern peeking out from the inside of the card. I added a quilled flower and some rick-rack ribbon and created a quick and easy card.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Today is the start of a new challenge from Scrapy Land and the theme is to add texture plus use any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

Now there are lots of ways to add texture to your projects, including embossing paste, dry embossing, glitter, mesh, paint....just to name a very few. I've added texture by adding strips of glitter and ribbon to the front of the card and covering my Die-Versions I {Heart} U Pop Up die with lots of glitter. Plus the cardstock itself is also textured.

The strips of glitter on the front of the card were created by attaching 1/2" and 1/4" Tear-ific Tape to the front, exposing the adhesive, and covering with Lavender Iris glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle. The ribbon is also attached with 1/4" Tear-ific Tape.

The pop up on the inside was covered with Brushable Glue and then more Lavender Iris glitter and allowed to completely dry. One more strip of glittered adhesive and ribbon complete the inside.

Now it's your turn to create a project that incorporates texture and any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells. Upload your projects to the Scrapy Land Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $15 gift certificate from Scrapy Land. I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Monday, November 17, 2014

I used the digi version, printed the image out twice and colored everything with Copic markers. I doodled the "wallpaper" behind the girls onto the white cardstock with Copic markers and colored in. The party hats were fussy cut from the second printed image, colored with Copics, and Bubble Gum glitter was added to the hat stripes and Berry Pudding tinsel glitter to the bottom of the party hats and to the pom poms on top. Spirited Green glitter accentuates Gerty's eyeglasses and Sparkling Snow gives Eunice's necklace a high sparkle. Bubble Gum glitter also adds sparkle to the birthday cake and candles.

The sentiment banner was die cut from Sticker paper using the MFT Party Banner die and Die-Versions Tide Pool font die. I randomly sprinkled some Berry Pudding tinsel glitter around (after placing the letters onto the sticker paper) and then covered the rest of the adhesive with Sparkling Snow. Glossy Accents covers the letters for more of a shine.

1/8" Tear-ific tape covers the seams between the card base and the first layer of patterned cardstock. After exposing the adhesive, more Berry Pudding tinsel glitter was added for a festive look.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Birthdays are the theme for the 104th challenge at Pattie's Creations, as both Pattie and Sandi have birthdays this month. Happy Birthday to you both!

I've colored the Clown with Balloons from Pattie's Etsy shop with Copic markers and added Sun Dazzle flock from Sparkle N Sprinkle to the end of the clown hat. The background was created using Pan Pastels and a bit of doodling was added around the edges.

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Die-Versions Sweet Wordlet "Merry Christmas" was die cut from Sticker paper and covered with Fire Engine Red glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle. The moon, Santa with his reindeer, and the "stars" are the negative pieces from the DV Christmas Eve Scene, which was also die cut from Sticker Paper. The stars were originally snowflakes, but I colored them yellow with Copic markers. The moon is covered in Firefly embossing powder and heat set and Santa's silhouette is covered with Blue Raven glitter. Spica glitter pens were also used throughout for a touch of sparkle here and there.

We hope that we have inspired you to be creative, and that you'll do a bit of shopping at the Die-Versions and Repeat Impressions' websites!

Monday, November 10, 2014

Finn's Scarfis one of the new reveals from Sparkle N Sprinkle this month. Instead of a normal card, I decided to create a little wall hanging to celebrate winter.

I used the digi version and printed him out twice. I fussy cut out the entire image form the first one and the scarf from the second one and colored everything with Copic markers, I also added a little Lavender Iris glitter to the bottom of the scarf and pop dotted the ruffles up from the rest of the card after adhering it to the main image. The sentiment, which is part of the set, was manipulated to all be in a single line and was printed on colored vellum.

I found the igloo from some free clip art and added a bit of bling to the snow with Diamond Dust glitter. The large snowflakes are vellum embellishments that I've had for quite a while. To spruce them up, I added accent marks with a VersaMarker, covered the embossing ink with Silver Lightning embossing powder and heat set it. I also added VersaMarker to each individual snowflake in the patterned paper and heat set more Silver Lightning embossing powder.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Woofie Under the Christmas Tree is a new rubber stamp set released by Sparkle N Sprinkle this month. The digi version was used and printed out twice. Woofie and the package was fussy cut from one of the printed images and the entire image was fussy cut from the other printed copy. Everything was colored with Copic markers.

Firecracker Red embossing powder was heat set onto the ribbon on all of the packages (except for Woofie's package, which was covered in Silver Lightning embossing powder and heat set). Brushable glue was added to Woofie and covered with Buff flock. Twinkling Clouds Sparkle N Soft was added to the white portions of the Santa hat and Firecracker Red embossing powder was heat set for the red portion of the hat. Christmas Red Marbled embossing powder was heat set onto the rug and Gold Detail embossing powder enhances the ornaments on the Christmas tree.

Spellbinder's Grand Labels Twenty Three was used to die cut a piece of Sticker Paper. The image and the sentiments were then placed on the exposed adhesive. The rest of the adhesive was covered with Cloud Nine Velvet glitter.

The mat behind the focal point was created by applying Versamark to white cardstock, covering with Firecracker Red embossing powder and heat set. A small strip of Mon Ami Gabby Diamond Mesh - Green was added for a touch more bling.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Welcome to Challenge #5 for Scrapy Land. The theme for this challenge is Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.

Today's card is a wedding card created using the new Die-Versions Congrats cut out die. These new cut put dies are fun, easy, and are perfect if you need to create a card in a hurry.

Basically these Cut-Out dies die cut the negative space around the letters, leaving the letters as part of the cardstock. I die cut my word out of patterned cardstock and layered it on top of solid cardstock, so the color would show through the negative spaces. I also added some ribbon and a touch of glitter with a Spica glitter pen to all of the flowers on the patterned cardstock.

This die is perfect for lots of occasions besides an upcoming wedding....like graduation, getting a new job, new baby.....

Now it's your turn to create a project for the latest Scrapy Land Challenge. Just be sure to use a brand of die that Scrapy Land sells (there are over 40 and here is the list if you need it).

Monday, November 3, 2014

Thanks to everyone who participated in this month's release. One Grand Prize winner will win the entire collection revealed this month!

This month FIVE new stamp sets were introduced. All the new reveal sets are available on Cling Mounted Rubber and as a digital image. Finn's Scarf, set #671 is the stamp set featured in This Month's Technique Video.The sets are:

Today I'm showcasing the new Die-VersionsThanks Pop Up. These new pop ups are fun to use and for this one, I used the Bokeh technique. The products I used to create this technique were Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Tea Dye) and Sparkle N Sprinkle Surf glitter. (This is the card that's used as the sample on the DV packaging insert.)

For those of you who might like a quick tutorial on how I made all of the pop-ups, I've written some simple instructions:

Pop-Up card
Instructions:

1.Once you have decided the paper size for your
card, lightly mark with a pencil where the center fold will be on the pop up
portion of your card.You only need to
mark about ¼” from each edge as this will be your placement guide for the next
step.

2.The nubs on the die indicate the middle of
the die.Line this up with the pencil
marks showing where the center fold of the card will be.

3.Tape the die down with removable tape and run
it through your die cutting machine.

4.If you are not using a crease pad, go back
over the crease marks with your scoring tool for easier folding.Score the way you want the fold to go: valley
folds scored on the front of the die cut piece and mountain folds scored on the
back of the die cut piece.

5.Connection points with the card are valley
folds and where the portion of the die pops out will be mountain folds.

6.Gently train the paper folds to go the
direction you want.Squeeze valley folds
from the back side to train the paper to fold in the correct direction and
pinch mountain folds from the front side.Fold the pop up portion of the card in half a couple of times to make
sure the card will properly close.

7.You will also need to create a backing card
to hide the hole created with the pop ups.It can be the same size as the pop up or slightly larger, giving you a
border around the inside edges.

8.When adhering the pop up portion to the
backing card, always place adhesive on the pop up portion and not the backing
card.

9.It is easiest to insert your pop up portion
into the backing card, lining up the center fold, and then apply adhesive to
one side of the pop up portion. Fold the
backing card over to meet up with the adhesive.
Repeat on the other side.

I hope these help. If you have any questions about the Pop Up cards, please let me know and I'll try to answer them as best I can. (Be sure to leave a way to contact you.)

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